NFL Player News
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Riley Patterson K | NYJ
Riley Patterson: Goes back to practice squad
Patterson reverted to the Browns' practice squad Monday.
For a second game in a row Sunday at Cincinnati, Patterson filled in at placekicker for Dustin Hopkins, making both his point-after tries. Hopkins hasn't practiced since injuring his left hamstring during a Week 16 win at Houston, but he'll have opportunities to do so as the Browns prepare for Saturday's wild-card contest against the Texans on the road. Patterson would handle kicking duties again this weekend if Hopkins isn't able to suit up.
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Austin Seibert K | WAS
Jets' Austin Seibert: Staying with Jets
The Jets signed Seibert to a reserve/future contract Monday.
Seibert started the season on the Jets' practice squad. He was called up for Week 2 against the Cowboys with Greg Zuerlein ruled out with a groin injury, and Seibert made his only field-goal attempt from 34 yards and coverted his lone PAT attempt. He was briefly on the Saints' practice squad before returning to New York to end the year. Seibert will have the opportunity to compete for the Jets' kicking duties in 2024.
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Jake Elliott K | PHI
Eagles' Jake Elliott: Quiet day in regular-season finale
Elliott made one field goal and one extra point in Sunday's 27-10 loss to the Giants.
Elliott wasn't given much to do in a flat performance by the Eagles, which ended the year with five losses in their final six games. Elliott didn't attempt more than two field goals in any of those losses, meaning he finished the year a modest 16th in field-goal attempts with 32. A total of 17 of those attempts came in the first five weeks, with just 15 coming in the team's final 12 games.
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Anders Carlson K | NYJ
Packers' Anders Carlson: Held in check by Bears
Carlson made one of two field-goal tries and both extra points he attempted in Sunday's 17-9 victory over the Bears.
Carlson could have had a much better day had he not misfired on a 41-yard field goal and the Packers did not inadvertently run out the clock while in field-goal range at the end of the first half, which led to him winding up with his fewest points in a game since Week 12. He closes out the regular season tied for 20th among kickers with 115 points.
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Brett Maher K | LAR
Rams' Brett Maher: Misses extra-point try in return
Maher connected on one of two extra-point attempts during Sunday's 21-20 victory against San Francisco.
The veteran kicker didn't get to do much in his first game since returning to the Rams to replace the struggling Lucas Havrisik, with no field goals attempted in the contest. Maher had his second extra-point attempt on the day sail wide left, a discouraging sign for a Rams team that struggled mightily from the position all year. Maher ends his abbreviated 2023 campaign 17-for-23 on field-goal attempts and 13-for-15 on PATs, and he'll look to avoid repeating his disastrous 2022 postseason performance with the Cowboys, where he missed five of six PATs in two games.
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Brandon Aubrey K | DAL
Cowboys' Brandon Aubrey: Finally misses FG
Aubrey connected on one of three field-goal attempts and all five of his extra-point attempts in Sunday's 38-10 rout of the Commanders.
The rookie kicker's perfect run on FGs ended in the first quarter, when a 32-yard attempt was blocked by Washington. Aubrey then clanked a 36-yard attempt off the left upright in the fourth quarter before finally drilling a 50-yarder to wrap up the scoring for Dallas. Aubrey finishes his first regular season as the NFL's leading scorer with 157 points, going 36-of-38 on FG attempts and 49-of-52 on PATs, and he figures to be busy again Sunday in the wild-card round as the Cowboys host the Packers.
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Harrison Butker K | KC
Chiefs' Harrison Butker: Perfect in win
Butker made both field-goal attempts and his lone extra-point try in Sunday's 13-12 win over the Chargers.
Butker first connected from 22 yards out before making a 41-yard attempt with 54 seconds left in the game, which gave Kansas City the victory. The Georgia Tech product had a stellar campaign, missing just two times on 35 FGAs this season (94 percent).
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Evan McPherson K | CIN
Bengals' Evan McPherson: Perfect in victory
McPherson made his lone field-goal attempt and all four extra-point tries in Sunday's 31-14 win over the Browns.
McPherson's lone FGA was good from 45 yards out near the end of the second quarter, helping give the Bengals a 24-0 lead heading into halftime. The Florida product finished his third season with 26 of 31 field goals made, good for an 84% conversion rate, with all five misses coming from 50-plus yards. He was also a perfect 40-for-40 on PATs. McPherson has one year remaining on his rookie contract and should return to the Bengals next season.
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Joey Slye K | NE
Commanders' Joey Slye: Makes field-goal attempt in defeat
Slye made a field goal and an extra point in Sunday's 38-10 loss to the Cowboys.
Slye's lone field goal came from 36 yards out, bringing his tally to 19-for-24 on the season (79 percent). The Virginia Tech product didn't see much work this season, with 28 other kickers seeing more FGAs. The 27-year-old is set to be a free agent this offseason after signing a two-year contract with the Commanders in April 2022.
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Greg Joseph K | NYG
Vikings' Greg Joseph: Perfect in loss
Joseph made both of his field-goal attempts and extra-point tries in Sunday's 30-20 loss to the Lions.
Joseph was good from 39 and 43 yards in defeat, which brought him to a 24-for-30 tally on FGAs this season. All six of his misses came from beyond 40 yards, as he went 3-for-6 from 40-49 yards out and 4-for-7 from 50-plus yards. The Florida Atlantic product is set to be a free agent this offseason after signing a one-year deal last March, and it's feasible that the Vikings could explore other options at the position this spring.